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26 February 2004 - The ninth annual GSM Association
Awards provided an evening to remember last night as
the industry recognised the innovations, inventions
and ingenuity of organisations and individuals across
the GSM world. The ceremony was hosted by CNBC presenter
Louise Bojesen at the Martinez Hotel in Cannes
Rob Conway, CEO of the GSM Association, said: “It
becomes increasingly difficult to find ways of describing
the talent of the thousands of people behind GSM. The
innovation and creativity displayed in this year’s
entries for the GSM Association Awards help explain
why we have just celebrated the connection of the billionth
GSM user.”
The highlight of the GSM Awards is the presentation
of the prestigious GSM Association Chairman’s Award.
“The 2004 GSMA Chairman’s Award is presented
to China Mobile in honour and recognition of the company’s
outstanding contribution to achieving the GSM One Billion
landmark,” said Craig Ehrlich, GSMA Chairman. “Serving
nearly 170 million people, China Mobile’s contributions
to the development of China’s economy and the global
success of GSM have been enormous.”
The Chairman’s Award was collected by the President
of China Mobile, Mr Zhang Ligui, on his first visit
to the 3GSM World Congress.
The 2004 GSM Association Awards were sponsored by Intel,
Microsoft, Vodafone, Nortel, Nokia and Convergys.
2004 GSM Association Award Winners:
Technology Innovation:
Best Mobile Terminal, Handset or Device
• Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications
for the Sony Ericsson T610 (Global)
Best Infrastructure/Network Solution Product
• Argogroup for Monitor Master
User Experience Optimisation Platform (UK)
Applications and Services:
Best Mobile Application or Service – Corporate
Market
• Vodafone Group Plc for the
Vodafone Mobile Connect Card (Global)
Best Mobile Application or Service – Consumer Market
• SMART Communications, Inc
for SMART Load (The Philippines)
Best Mobile Application Developer
• Valista (Ireland)
Marketing and Promotion:
Best TV/Broadcast Commercial
• Telecom Personal S.A. for
the “CUBE” commercial (Argentina)
Best Brand, PR or Marketing Campaign
• T-Mobile International for
the re-branding of VoiceStream to T-Mobile (USA)
Mobile in the Community – Sponsored by Vodafone:
Best Use of Mobile for Accessibility
• 02 and ‘Milly’s
Fund’ for Teach UR Mum 2 TXT Personal safety campaign
(UK)
Best Use of Mobile for Emergency Situations
• WideRay Corporation for
Uganda Health Information Network (USA)
Best Use of Mobile – Special Needs
• ALVA B.V. for the ALVA MPO
(USA, Europe)
GSM Association Chairman’s Award 2004 – Sponsored
by Fortune Magazine:
• China Mobile Communications
Corporation (China Mobile)
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